Re: IWS, REST APIs, and Logging

["Nadir Amra" <amra@xxxxxxxxxx>]

When we implement logging of payloads, It will fail, but you would still 
have a log of the payload. 


"WEB400" <web400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote on 04/27/2021 12:05:56 
PM:

> From: Jon Paris <jon.paris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Web Enabling the IBM i (AS/400 and iSeries)" 
<web400@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: 04/27/2021 12:06 PM
> Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: [WEB400] IWS, REST APIs, and Logging
> Sent by: "WEB400" <web400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Yup - that could be useful I agree - although I suspect that IWS 
> would fail anyway while attempting the unpacking.
>
>
> Jon Paris
>
> > On Apr 27, 2021, at 1:00 PM, Stephen Piland 
> <Stephen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > True.  I agree that it would diminish the value of IWS.  I was 
> hoping that turning on some logging, etc would allow us to capture 
> the payload/body IF it was 'malformed' and it can't unpack into the 
> parameters.
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: WEB400 <web400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of Jon 
Paris
> > Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2021 11:02 AM
> > To: Web Enabling the IBM i (AS/400 and iSeries) 
<web400@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Subject: Re: [WEB400] IWS, REST APIs, and Logging
> >
> > Well it kinda goes against the whole point of IWS which is to 
> avoid you having to concern your self with such issues.  The payload
> is unpacked into the parameters and vice-versa for you.
> > If you really need to access the body why use IWS at all?
> >
> >
> >
> > Jon Paris
> >
> > > On Apr 27, 2021, at 11:23 AM, Stephen Piland 
> <Stephen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > I haven't seen any way to do this so far, but I thought I'd ask 
> the group...
> > > Is there any way to capture the 'payload'/body sent in?  Ideally,
> pre-execution of the program or service program call from within 
> IWS.  If not, is there a way to capture it in the called pgm perhaps
> as a BLOB that could be stored?
> > >